Entries in M and E
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Feedback and response mechanisms provide a way for poor and vulnerable people to improve the programs that affect their lives. The international community is now realizing the importance of incorporating such mechanisms in development programs, not just in programs that respond to emergencies.

This fact sheet describes results and lessons learned from a food security program that used feedback and response mechanisms in a development context.

This paper is based on a learning exercise concerning the monitoring and evaluation system for a five-year, $80-million program in Malawi. The paper explains how the SMILER M&E system has succeeded and what lessons CRS learned from the experience.

SMILER is a practical and comprehensive approach for setting up a monitoring and evaluation system. This overview of SMILER is intended for CRS staff and staff at other relief and development organizations. It includes lessons learned from a five-year, $80-million program in Malawi.

This handbook provides guidance for designing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation system. The standards in the handbook provide practical quality-control considerations for individual components of an M&E system.

Monitoring and evaluation staff from Catholic Relief Services and nine partners used the SMILER system to implement a five-year agriculture and health program in Malawi, the Wellness and Agriculture for Life Advancement (WALA) project.

This presentation takes stock of the peacebuilding field's progress in project design, monitoring and evaluation. It describes some benefits and challenges of using globally accepted indicators, and it provides an example of how to implement the indicators.

This presentation outlines the key components of the Baldrige Model for Performance Excellence and its assessment methodology. It also presents the results for a microfinance institution in Burkina Faso and the lessons learned through the MISION Africa project.

This webinar introduces CRS' approach to creating systems for monitoring and evaluation. It is based on CRS’ ProPack series, which provides step-by-step instructions for designing programs that meet SMILER’s standards.

This accountability framework, drawing from CRS’ guiding principles, Catholic social teaching and other recognized accountability frameworks, defines what CRS Haiti is working toward in terms of being accountable to our program participants and communities where we work. It is applicable to emergency and development programs and relevant for all staff.